NO-FRILLS PRISONS AND JAILS - A MOVEMENT IN FLUX

Should inmates have hot lunches, TVs in their cells, and weightlifting equipment for their use? Some jurisdictions do not think so and have taken steps to eliminate these and other amenities in their prisons an d jails. Author Peter Finn addresses the issue in this article that is based on interviews with corrections managers, experts, and attorneys to find their views on recent efforts to eliminate or reduce inmate p rivileges. He cautions that policy makers need expert opinion from cor rections authorities to help decide whether to eliminate or restrict a menities and which ones to target.